Willoughby · State Electorate
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
A walker's paradise describes Willoughby, where almost every home is within a short stroll of essential services. With 97.7% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, the area is far above the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. This makes the suburb exceptionally convenient for those moving around on foot.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Willoughby — a walker's paradise of areas.
| Willoughby | 8.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 7.2 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Willoughby by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
The area has a walkability score of 8.8, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 6.2. Residents have access to an average of 7.7 different amenity types within a 15-minute walk, compared to 5.8 across the state.
8.8
A walker's paradise of state electorate areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
7.7
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
97.7%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to local needs is far above the state average, especially for health services, which are within 15 minutes for 91.2% of homes. While almost everyone can reach a park or school quickly, groceries are the least common nearby amenity, though 93.6% of homes are still within a 15-minute walk of a shop.
93.6%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.9%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
98.4%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
91.2%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The terrain in Willoughby is a little steeper than the New South Wales average, with a mean slope of 9.5%. There are 279 intersections per square kilometre, and the area has 15.9 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is a little above the state figure.
15.9
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
279
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
9.5%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10090/willoughby/topic/walkability
